Kidney transplant is a surgical operation in which a healthy kidney is transferred from the donor to the recipient. A healthy kidney can be received from a living or deceased donor. It should also be kept in mind that only a person's family or people with specific characteristics and factors can donate a kidney to you. The donor can continue his life with a healthy kidney.

Most of the time, patients who need a kidney transplant are given one healthy kidney, but in some rare circumstances, a patient may need two kidneys, which are taken from the body of a deceased person. Usually, in the transplant operation, the unhealthy kidney is not removed from the patient's body and remains in its place; In this operation, the healthy kidney is placed in the front of the body and under the abdomen

Conditions requiring a kidney transplant

If you have end-stage kidney disease, you will probably need a kidney transplant; This disease is a permanent state of kidney failure in the body and the patient often needs dialysis. Dialysis is a process in which wastes and other excess substances are removed from the blood.

The functions of kidneys in the body are:

It removes urea and waste fluids from the blood in the form of urine. Urea is formed when protein-containing foods, such as meat and poultry and certain vegetables, enter the body and are broken down in the body.

Salt moderates electrolytes (such as sodium and potassium) and other substances in the blood.

Produces erythropoietin. This is a hormone that plays a role in the production of red blood cells.

Regulates the body's blood pressure.

adjusts the body's acid-base ratio and keeps the body always in a neutral state; This action is necessary for the correct execution of processes in many parts of the body.